The impact of glass on our civilization is nothing less than astounding, which is why the United Nations has designated 2022 as the International Year of Glass.

For every glass marvel throughout history and looking ahead to the future, refractories continue to be an essential enabler of progress in glass manufacturing. For HarbisonWalker International (HWI), the relationship began in 1864 when Charles Taylor and Sons opened a small firebrick business in Ohio to serve glass manufacturers. Today these origins are part of a rich history for HWI, which provides the largest refractory manufacturing capacity to the glass industry in North America.